This recipe gives me occasion to rave about two of my very favorite cooks and bakers of all time - my Mom and Ina Garten.  I could, and will go on about the influence of my Mom on my life in the kitchen as this blog continues, but suffice it to say she ignited my passion for cooking and baking when I was very young.  My earliest memories of baking with her involve making copious dozens of cookies at Christmas-time in her small kitchen.  The … [Read more...]